RESUME
Bob Bellerue
75 Irving Ave 2nd Floor
Brooklyn NY 11237
bob_AAATTT_halfnormal_DDOOTT_com
Bob Bellerue is a noise composer, experimental musician, and creative technician based in Brooklyn NY. Over the last 20+ years he has been involved in a wide range of creative activities - homemade percussion ensembles, Balinese gamelan, dance/performance art sound scores, and installation art. Bob's work utilizes custom electronics and programming, incorporating feedback, prepared field recordings, de-musicalized instruments, and found oscillators. He is in the midst of long-term collaborations with the choreographer Wanda Z Gala, and gigs regularly as a solo artist, in KILT (with Raven Chacon and Sandor Finta), and in collaboration with some of the heavyweights of the universal experimental music scene (Z'EV, Telecult Powers, Francisco Meirino, and Circuit Wound among others). Bob's work has been presented at the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona, New Genre Festival, CEAIT Festival, Issue Project Room, Diapason Sound Gallery, Roulette, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Noise Festival, Olympia Experimental Music Festival, PDX Noise Festival, Radio Epsilonia (Paris), WFMU, WKCR, WNYC, KFJC, KXLU, East Village Radio, Stanford University, The New School , UCSD, and UCLA. His discography includes dozens of releases on Anarchymoon Recordings, Zelphabet, Banned Productions, P-Tapes, RRR Records, Static Aktion, EMR, Iatrogenesis, Bastardised, Peyote Tapes, Together Tapes, Breathmint, Feathering Pines, Baked Tapes, Abandon Ship, 3rd Sex, and Important Records. He curates and produces noise and experimental music events on a regular basis, including the Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation. He was formerly based in Los Angeles, where he ran the sub-garde experimental music/performance space the Il Corral, and curated the Beyond Music series and festival. As a theater technician, he has designed lights and sound for dozens of theater and dance performances. Bob lives in Bushwick NY and runs the boutique noise labels Anarchymoon Recordings and Sleepy Hollow Editions. Website: halfnormal.com.
Artist Statement: "my work is based in feedback circuits used for synthesis; recontextualized field recordings; texture/drone/nonmusical instruments (shanai, rebab, gambuh, chinese cymbals, hunting calls, junk metal, sheets of glass); and a performance presence best characterized as animist/animalistic. i attempt to harness the sounds within nature, without imposing a deterministic melodic/rhythmic structure."
EDUCATION
2003 MFA Composition - Music / Integrated Media, California Institute of the
Arts
1995 BA Writing & Poetics, Naropa University
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
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Summer 2003•
Electronic and New Music workshop, Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, Java, Indonesia.
Lectured on electronic and new music in experimental gamelan festival. Demonstrated
work, collaborated with local artists.
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Fall 2003•
Experimental Music workshop, Living Arts of Tulsa, OK
As part of the New Genre festival, I presented a 2-hour workshop in experimental
music techniques at a live/work center for homeless youth.
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2000-2003•
Electronic Music / Integrated Media TA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia,
CA
Assisted faculty and students in operation of electronic music labs. Demonstrated
use of software and hardware, maintained equipment, managed schedule of space
and equipment.
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Spring 2001•
Writing instructor, Community Arts Partnership / Eagles Academy (through CalArts)
Conducted writing / performance workshop for at-risk high school students.
Edited publication of student journal, and produced final performance event.
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1993-1998•
Balinese Gamelan Music, Naropa University, Boulder, CO
Assisted Balinese master musician I Made Lasmawan in Balinese music history
and performance, and acted as sole teacher during Spring 1995 semester.
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Spring 1995•
Student assistant, New repertory project, Naropa University, Boulder, CO.
Assisted choreographer Carol McDowell in development and production of a group
performance.
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Spring 1994•
Student teacher, Project Outreach, Naropa University / Pearl Academy, Boulder,
CO.
Taught creative / personal writing class in an alternative arts high school.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / DISCOGRAPHY
KILT "Into the red, into the black" c30 (Banned Productions)
KILT "Santa Muerte" LP (Anarchymoon / Universal Consciousness / Sicksicksick)
Andrew Coltrane / Bob Bellerue split "A Confederassy of Burnt Bridges" 12" (Anarchymoon)
KILT "Kitchen Sorcery" CD (Prison Tatt)
Bob Bellerue "Steinway" c30 (Banned Productions)
Bob Bellerue "Les Fins du Monde" c30 (Hermitage Tapes)
Bob Bellerue / Father of the Flood split c60 (Featherspines)
Redglaer "Petals & Scars" c60 (3rdsex)
Redglaer "Radioactive Concept" C30 (Abandon Ship)
Bob Bellerue "Sadhana" C40 (Peyote Tapes)
"Power/field 2" compilation 2xCDr (Anarchymoon Recordings)
Bob Bellerue & Jarrett Silberman "Amplified Piano Duets" 12” /
CDr (Anarchymoon Recordings)
"Live At The Smell" DVD (Cold Hands Video)
KILT "Chrome Bellows" C46 (Peyote Tapes)
Telecult Powers and Bob Bellerue "Baked in the Kitchen" c40 (Baked Tapes)
"People Who Do Noise" DVD (Cold Hands Video)
Redglaer "WWM Bomb" c20 (Together Tapes)
KILT / Feed The Dragon / Improvisatyrs "T.U.R.D." 3x3” CDr (Banned Productions)
"Zelphabet Vol B" CD (Zelphabet)
Redwound "Dark Dog Daze" 12" EP (Anarchymoon Recordings)
KILT "Snow White In Hell" LP (Anarchymoon Recordings)
Redglaer "American Masonry" 10" EP / CD (Anarchymoon Recordings)
"Power/field" compilation 2xCDr (Anarchymoon Recordings)
Bob Bellerue "f*cking piano" 3” CDr (p-tapes)
"40 Bands 80 Minutes" DVD (Sounds Are Active)
Roman Torment / Feed the Dragon split 12" EP (Anarchymoon Recordings)
KILT "sharp dark love" 3” CDr (Experimental Musical Recordings)
"LA Noisescape" CD (Bastardised)
Redglaer "cranky" 7" (Static Aktion)
"Corral Comp 2005" compilation 2xCDr (Anarchymoon Recordings)
Dead/bird-Redglare split 2x3” CDr (Anarchymoon Recordings)
"ABQ=/=LAX" 5-way split 7" (Anarchymoon Recordings)
Bob Bellerue / halfnormal "maltcrook" 3” CDr (Experimental Musical Recordings)
Bob Bellerue / Halfnormal "Threat Level Charlie" CD (Anarchymoon Recordings)
"Score for a walk" text score (Trepan)
SELECTED PERFORMANCES/PRESENTATIONS
2012:
KILT Hellfire US Tour (NM, AZ, CA, CO, KS, MO, WI, IL,
MI, OH, PA, NY)
Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation, Ridgewood NY (curator, producer, performer)
Mister Matthews / Isa Christ / Diablo Northeast Tour (NY, RI, MA, QC, OH, MI, IL, WI, VA, MD, PA)
2011:
Noise Waste, Eufemia, Warsaw Poland
Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation, Ridgewood NY (curator, producer, performer)
Denver Noise Festival, Denver CO
Small Engine Gallery, Albuquerque NM (performance and solo visual art show)
2010:
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn NY
Diapason Sound Gallery, Brooklyn NY (collaboration with Z'EV)
WFMU radio (solo and with KILT)
Knitting Factory, Brooklyn NY, NY Eye & Ear Festival
Denver Noise Festival
Red Light District, Far Rockaways NY
Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
Silent Barn, Ridgewood NY
Port d'Or, Crown Heights NY
Zebulon, Williamsburg NY
2009:
Eternal Telethon, X-Initiative, New York NY
Shinkoyo Circus, Roulette, New York NY
Pageant Soloveev, Philadelphia PA
NY Eye & Ear Festival, Knitting Factory, New York NY
West Nile, Brooklyn NY
ABC/No Rio, New York NY
Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
Cake Shop, New York NY
Death By Audio, Brooklyn NY
2008:
"Anatta" with Michael Sakamoto, Waewdao Sirisook and Amy Knowles, World Festival of Sacred Music, Highways
(Santa Monica CA)
soundtrack for "W Ruchu Na Sko" by Wanda Gala, Highways Performance Space (Santa Monica CA)
Quickie US Tour: 9 gigs in 2 weeks (NY – OR)
"Blue Storm" with Wanda Gala, Cryptic Providence, North Burial Grounds (Providence RI)
Noise/Art "visual art by noise artists" reception at Kerry Schuss
Art (NYC)
Vancouver Noise Festival (BC)
Tecumseh/Thrones/Pussygutt PNW Tour: 5 gigs in 4 days (WA – OR)
KBOO Portland (OR)
2007:
"Beasts & Friends" 2 Week Residency, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles CA
International Noise Conference, Miami FL
Brainbomb Fest, Che Cafe, San Diego CA
soundtrack for "Collision Course" by the Greatfruit
Collective, The Unknown Theater, Hollywood CA
soundscore for "Les Biches" by Wanda
Gala, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica CA
Noisy Night, SASSAS, The Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood CA
Norcal Noise Fest, Sacramento CA
Tecumseh West Coast Tour (Seattle – Los Angeles)
Redglaer / Acre US Tour (Portland OR - Portland ME - Miami - San Diego over
2 months)
2006:
Turn the Screws Festival of Love and Noise (curator and performer)
Machine Project (Los Angeles)
KILT West Coast Tour (Los Angeles - Seattle)
Europa Travels (Paris, Antwerpen, Zurich, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Berlin, Ljubljana,
Lausanne)
Eugene Noise Fest 06 (Eugene OR)
Track16 gallery, soundtrack for "The Crook" by Empire of Teeth (Santa
Monica)
New Genre Festival at Living Arts of Tulsa, soundtrack for "Last Waltz" by
Empire of Teeth (Tulsa OK)
the Miles Playhouse, soundtrack for "Last Waltz" by Empire of Teeth
(Santa Monica)
the Il Corral soooo many times (producer / curator)
2005:
Turn the Screws Festival of Love and Noise (curator and performer)
Redglare / Raven Chacon WNWSW tour (CA, OR, WA, ID, UT, CO, NM, NV)
18th St Arts Center, Halloween Bash (Santa Monica)
line space line (Los Angeles)
LA Sound Shift (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Theater Center, soundtrack for "The Crook" by Empire
of Teeth (Los Angeles)
Highways Performance Space, soundtrack for "The Crook" by Empire
of Teeth (Santa Monica)
California Institute of the Arts, soundtrack for "El Norte" by Tanz
Infernos (Valencia CA)
SoCal Sonic Festival (Long Beach)
Feed the Dragon / Adam Overton West Coast tour (CA, OR, WA)
The Smell (Los Angeles)
the Il Corral many times (producer / curator)
2004:
Beyond Baroque, curator and performer (Venice CA)
18th St Arts Center, Halloween Bash (Santa Monica)
Bellerue / Chacon / Overton Southwest tour 2004 (AZ, NM, CO)
Brewery Arts Center (Los Angeles)
Free Ears Festival, Highways Performance Space (Santa Monica)
Big Sur Experimental Music Festival (Big Sur CA)
Highways Performance Space, soundtrack to "Collision Course" by the
Greatfruit Collective (Santa Monica)
Stanford University, solo full-evening showcase (Palo Alto CA)
2003:
Bellerue Midwest Tour 2003 (CO, OK, NM over 3 weeks)
Beyond Music Sound Festival 2003, Beyond Baroque, curator and performer (Venice)
8th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, (Java, Indonesia)
Improvisatyrs West Coast Tour (CA, OR, WA)
California Institute of the Arts, soundtrack for "Out of Me and Into You" by
Lauren Hartman (Valencia CA)
CEAIT Festival 2003, California Institute of the Arts (Valencia CA)
2002:
Beyond Baroque, Beyond Music Series, curator and artist (Venice CA)
Bellerue Northwest Tour 2002 (CA, OR, WA)
Wedge Installation Gallery (Los Angeles)
Platinum Oasis, Outfest 2002, Coral Sands Motel (Hollywood)
Flophouse Festival, Crazy Space (Santa Monica)
PERIÒDIC Sound Art Competition, Centre de Cultura Contemporània
de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Spain
Cage Festival, California Institute of the Arts (Valencia CA)
CEAIT Festival, performer and curator, California Institute of the Arts (Valencia
CA)
2001:
Beyond Music Festival 2001 (Venice CA)
Rainforest IV, California Institute of the Arts/Getty Research Center (Valencia
CA)
Highways Performance Space, soundtrack for "Translations" by Carol
McDowell (Santa Monica CA)
